ACT Virtual Community Cabinet: Twitter Overview

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So recently I attended the 2nd ACT Virtual Community Cabinet on Twitter. Interested in how it all panned out in terms of influence, social reach and otherwise I decided to do a little number crunching on the session.
Stats and posts were taken using the hashtag #actvcc. I started from the announcement 15 minutes prior to the session, to 15 minutes after. 503 individual tweets later, we have our data that I’ll be using.For a visual, here is the raw tag cloud of post content for the hour and a half session. This doesn’t include the names of the original poster, just mentions.Well… I suppose it’s a good thing that our MLA’s are doing their bit and staying the most active throughout the hour and a half. One thing I did note was there was a very high amount of “Thanks” posts.

Another thing to note with this is 258 of the tweets were@ mentions directed at another user.A lot of common words aside, the session resulted in a lot of focus directed at transportation, similar to the last virtual community cabinet. Housing affordability and general kudos were high on the list as well.

A quick summary of common words:

RT popped up 18 times.

Action popped up 9 times. A quick note though, this can be a bit of a false positive as it may refer to either our local bus service, or “taking action”. Either way, take that as you will. Combined with ‘bus’ occurring 5 times throughout the session it would be safe to assume at least half of those will be related to transport. In addition, ‘planning’ and ‘network’ was mentioned 5 times, all related to buses and public transport.

‘Thanks’ popped up 9 times, as well. See what I meant about general kudos?

‘FOI’, or Freedom of Information was mentioned 6 times. A number of posts were related to the push for more open governments. Mentions of Government 2.0 were present too.

“Government 2.0 involves a public policy shift to create a culture of openness and transparency, where government is willing to engage with and listen to its citizens; and to make available the vast national resource of non-sensitive public sector information (PSI). Government 2.0 empowers citizens and public servants alike to directly collaborate in their own governance by harnessing the opportunities presented by technology.”

See more @ http://www.finance.gov.au/publications/gov20taskforcereport/chapter1.htm

The words ‘Public’ and ‘Sector’ were mentioned 6 times apiece. This brings up an interesting point – a lot of people during the session, including myself seemed to be very in tune with Australian politics. A quick search of the Twitter hashtag #auspol would give the same impression.‘Health’ was another strong contender, with 11 mentions. Much debated was syringes for prisoners & 60% of prisoners testing positive for Hepatitis C. Birth centres were also mentioned a few times.10 mentions of ‘housing’ were also made, but with no real focus on a particular topic. Covered topics included; Green initiatives, Solar, affordability, suitability and government housing.

All that said and done, we then get to the raw data for the evening. This includes active users, as well as mentions, common words… you get the idea. Another impressive factor is the number of users reached in the one twitter conversation. For example, just taking the Top 10 users engaged in the session by influence and ‘reach’ alone, we have the following: ‘Reach’ is the number of users a particular tweet will reach. Impressions are the number of tweets that user made over the course of a period multiplied by their reach.

After the impressions, we then have total tweets/user activity. Katy Gallagher lead tweet counts, with Simon Corbell and Andrew Barr quite active as well.The @ACTVCC account was engaging as well, I would assume run by a staff member present with our MLA’s. Then come a number of local faces, then Joy Burch. Better pick up your game there Joy!

Overall, my view of the ‘event’ as such is positive. It’s good to see the ACT cabinet members getting on board with modern communication mediums, even if half the posts were mundane. It seemed to me however, that many people were still not sure of what the ‘Virtual Community Cabinet’ was, or entailed, but on the upshot – it was answered quite quickly by other Twitter users engaged in the conversation.

I did agree with this one post highlighted on the RiotACT:It also is a point that such an initiative is pretty new throughout the world. Many politicians will have a Twitter presence, but to me they seem much more to be advertising as opposed to an actual social presence. The virtual community cabinet shows that an open online discussion can indeed exist, but some moderation may be required. Much discussion tonight (I daresay at least 10%) would have consisted of ‘great idea!’ and ‘thanks!’ tweets – Whilst yes, the initiative is new, a lot of the quality was hard to find in amongst the quantity. I can’t exactly claim myself innocent of this either, however. (hypocrite, I know, right?)

Anyhow, I would like to see more community engagement by governments. The open nature of Twitter keeps things constructive as long as the general community does, which… well. In this case it does.Anyhow, that’s it from me for tonight.

- Jae

Portraiture

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Long time no see, blog.

I’ve really let you down. Even though I’ve said time and time again, I’ll blog more. Well, I guess this is another one of those times. Pity, isn’t it?

Anyhow, I’ve been up to a lot recently. Some photography, driving, a lot of working, and generally just continuing on with life. It has been a struggle at times, with emotiuons and those pesky things frequently getting in the way. That and I’m spending too much money. So, not really anime related today. Sadly. I Will update about that later, though.

Recently though, I’ve been in much of a lull. For most things – It’s picked up recently, so I thought I’d share some portraits that I’ve recently taken.

It’s interesting. When I take them, I think nothing more than they are just happy snaps, or quick shots of someone talking, making an odd face, but once I go home and revisit them for editing and uploading, something more comes out – emotion, feeling, the capture of it in a single image frame. It’s something that time and time again helps me keep going, knowing that I’m not too shabby at the art, as well as the enjoyment I get out of taking a good photo.

I’m pretty easily pleased. But hey, it helps me stay occupied, and keeps me off the street. It’s an expensive hobby, but we all gotta do something, right?

Anyhow, this is more of a “Here is my work, admire it damn you” post. So here it is. I’ll get writing on the newer content and appease you all later.

Afterthought, too – I’m testing out some functions of this theme. Check them out, leave a comment if something is odd or you just have an idea, suggestion, or even comment.

- J.

Dreaming Dreaming~

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So, I’m in an exceptionally good mood. So far, the plan is working – I’ve finished Angel Beats! recently (So at the moment I have a slight infatuation with Kanade. Excuse me while I go cry some more), and I’m going through Durarara! Enjoying it so far, and I’ve never felt this way for a headless person before, let me tell you that. … I mean uh..

It feels good to feel… well. I haven’t really done anything productive at all, really. I suppose the last year or so have been a bit of a dead period for me – I’ve not really done much but game and struggle, and now I’m finally getting into my overly geeky swing of things again. No idea why, once again though. Maybe my mind decided to give the “Lets fuck up” thing that GM and Chrysler did a go. I swear, I thought the news was bad enough..

Overall, my life is happening.

Which is really what this fucking game is about, isn’t it? Encounter problem, solve problem, tier up… Well. If only it were that easy.

… I probably shouldn’t say that like it’s a good thing. This game would be dreadfully boring if it was just the pretty 3d graphics. (3d pig disgusting, etc).

Music? (Source: Konachan)

That said, and back onto a slightly less depressing topic; I’m working on a writeup for Angel Beats!, some new music that I’ve been listening to, and on the technical front, a beginner audiophile’s guide to getting into hi-fi audio.

So, look forward to it! I’ve managed to have a reasonably high-quality audio setup for minimal money, and am starting to spend a bit more on it as I do enjoy my music (Most of my music folder is lossless audio, with a minority being 320k mp3), and it’s a field a lot of people think they can’t get into without spending thousands. (Which isn’t completely a lie, but you can get a very good setup for under $500.) I might also point out, being Australia everything in this country costs at least 5 young girls’ virginities more than it does in other places. So it’s probably even cheaper for you, dear reader who is most likely from a more innocent place on the internet!

I’m a bit on the tired side so you’ll have to excuse the lack of cynics and sarcasm – Anyhow, expect something good to read over the weekend. I ran out of funny this post, it’s all in the other ones.

No, really. Go to bed. It’s like 01:00 AM here.

 

Seriously.

 

 

 

Bear with me

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Bit of shit happening, I’m busy, and BF3 takes my free time to de-stress.

I’ve got a Japan trip writeup on the way, and I’m working on a few banners. Sorry for the few of you who do read, for the lack of content. Thanks guys. <3

Oh, and Happy New Year, all. The world ends this year, right? :P

A Slow Dance

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And, here with an update. Once again, I’m sitting in the wee hours of the morning, not just blogging, but FUCKING SINGING. Yes sir, I’m singing to myself again. Need not fear, however, because I’m fairly certain the majority of the world are now aware I’m not sane, anyway.

That said: I’ve been blogging for quite some time now. Looking back, my writing style hasn’t really changed that much either. It’s really quite perplexing how I retain this rather… “spoken word” type of writing with the occasional joke considering how often I change hobbies and how short my attention span is.

It feels like you're just another in line at times..

But anyway. My thoughts. Yes, those things. Come on, reijin. Eaaassyyy now… Oh right.

One of the strangest things I intensely dislike about the world, is that often enough, those lovely people you sometimes hate called parents are right. It’s ridiculous levels of exasperating at times. Now, I’m hardly dependant. I’m not on the dole, for one. Still didn’t change the fact that the bastards nailed it spot on.

But, like a child throwing away a pacifier that he’s no longer interested in, friends will drop off your social circle, and new ones will come on. When said, it doesn’t seem that bad, but actually going through it makes me feel the kind of rage I get when my microwaved pies are somehow burned.

More than depressing, really.

It really does seem a bit too hard to try, at times. Like a few others I’ve tried in my darker days to get some reprieve. Onwards to Year11&12, finishing in 2007 and I met a few more people who I still know now. Others I’ve met I’ve drifted apart with somewhat. It’s almost terrifying that I’ve grown accustomed to it.

I fucking hated school with a damn passion. It would have been my pleasure to throw slabs of raw meat at that building in the summer, oh yes it would.

Now, 3 and a half years after I’ve graduated I’m sitting here, with a career in Telecomms, but still the same old guy asking myself why I keep doing this.

Summarised, really. (FFVS13)

The only thing really different these days to the old is now I just complain about being single in addition to the other life complaints. It’s really quite interesting how I’ve grown older, still sitting at my computer desk chatting to people online. Obviously, I’ve got my tens of readers here as well, I still wonder at times why we continue the way we do.

 

I still consider this blog to be an ode to my mind. It’s somewhere I come to on a regular basis that I can put some thoughts down, perhaps rant about the worlds problems. It keeps me sane, it keeps my writing in a state of repair. You couldn’t really ask much more than that. Recently, I’ve been living in the past and really not letting a lot of things go – holding grudges against friend and enemy alike:

Something I took a few years ago now.

I need to come to grips with the fact that people change, and then they don’t. It’s just taking me a lot more to come to grips with it than others. This photo kind of reminded me of that. People come in and out of focus, and I’ve found that the best thing you can do is remember them, and if they forget you, still remember them. Take the value of my friends as history, and not value at a certain event.

The drama’s I’ve had to sit with in the last year and a half have opened my eyes, made me wiser. Strength is a measure taken differently by all, so I’ll avoid using that for now.

But recently, I’ve tried to avoid using friend politics. It’s a cruel thing, that tends to split groups apart. Being open and equal is the best thing to do, disagreement or not.

The world’s political enough as it is without having to make your friends part of that landscape. Amongst other lessons, anyway.

 

I still haven’t figured out how to put a Bow-tie or normal tie on yet, nor how to do cuffs on those shirts in a reasonable amount of time without screaming for the nearest family member.

On that note, a good fashion sense would help, too.

I guess baby steps is the key here, but laying it down is certainly one of the first.

Oh, and to avoid the “Mixed Grill” at Central Cafe. It’s fucking HUGE.

- reijin

 


 

 

A picture you don’t know about

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And after a long hiatus, I’m back.

In action. Better than ever. My test results are in, too: I’m a horrible person. That’s what the test says.

Jokes about projected wormhole devices and their associated games aside, I’m finally here.

Writing in my usual manner, with a somewhat stale outlook on life and more hate for worldly habits than ever. We’ve missed quite a bit while I was gone. Let’s get back to it. For science. With some artwork.

I said I was going to stop, huh?

Accurate description of my ideal lair. Also, Hi Miku.

But on a slightly serious note: I guess old habits don’t change. I’m now 21, having celebrated my 21st with my friends, colleagues, family. I’m older, but still… I don’t feel it? I keep being told it’s all downhill from here, that it’s a terrible road filled with wrinkles, pattern-baldness and mid-life crises. And yet, I have that anticipation of it. It’s almost strange – feeling like a young boy, in anticipation of the years to come.

It’s rather strange. Almost like an old man looking forward to getting sterilised. (Realising that you’re killing your baby-makers apparently is something some people really look forward to. Go figure)

I’ve been pretty damn happy recently. Doing well at work, doing well at home, even losing a bit of weight! Well. I think. I feel thinner. (Yeah right). I’m still pretty damn skeptical of air-travel and the associated food though.

Cirno's still cool, though.

It’s really strange. I’m still the same as ever. A disdain for most politics, yet talking about them, still a lover of funny videos on youtube and pretty pictures on Pixiv. Having said all that, my life seems to follow a very artistic pattern. Ups, downs, flairs of colour, shades of grey and black. (Hold on, let me just put Linkin Park on.) Some days bad, some days good, but I’m still going.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m still confused as shit though – I have no idea where my career is taking me, I have very little idea of what the actual world holds in place in my eyes, yet I try to give advice, and I still am loud and silly as ever. Singing odd youtube songs at 1AM over Ventrilo, case in point. Oh, and we’ll not forget I still swear enough to make sailors seem like cute Japanese schoolgirls.

It’s a strange thing, to be able to muse on here about life, friends (or who you thought were friends), enemies (or who you thought were friends), old aquaintances, strange people you meet on the street, and even the annoying beggars on the corner that clearly want something that isn’t a bus ticket. It’s somehow relaxing. At 1AM.Overall though, my outlets here still remain pretty oddly just a disorganized picture of a muddled mind.

Over the last few months I’ve met a few more people, grown disdain for a few others, and made my own bounds in deciding what I want to do in life, and more steps in who I listen to and don’t take no shit from. Including myself.

Oh, I’ve gotten ridiculously sick, too. So we’ve really covered just about everything. No STD’s though. Do I look like I have a girlfriend? Or sound? (Hey, if you think a guy like me can get a girl, please, let me know, really. $10 says you can’t) (NAH OI)

(OH MY, IT’S TIME FOR ANOTHER PICTURE)

;w;

Anyhow, I’ve come across the realisation that in life, nothing is really as idealistic that we think in our youth. As much as I like to believe, and still do so, It’s very much a fact that we’re failing as a race. Bogans breed more than the intelligent, I still am somehow alive, I still have to watch as people complain about life and do nothing about it. It’s like watching videos of buildings on fire. You’d really rather just watch.

So many people do nothing about their fates. Do nothing about their own paths. I told myself from a young age I’d take my own path, and I have. Sure, I’ve stepped on most of my family traditions to do so, and made some people very upset in the process, its still a path that I’m taking and slowly getting there on. It’s like a fat man trying to get through an airplane aisle. You have to push, jostle and find your way around, sit in something not really that great for an 8 hour dose of drone at an uncomfortable altitude and temperature, while your ears pop from the aforementioned, and as if it didn’t help enough, some snot-faced spawn is stuck in the row behind you because they don’t have the thought to drug the fucking shit.

And yet, in the end you still get up and say “that’s a great trip”. Come on, how often do you see that from characters in Anime or Manga? Or games?

I'm fairly sure this was from Pixiv. Mari is suprerior.

They’re nothing like that.

I find a lot of them characters inspiring to me.  (Otonashi Yuzuru in particular. He doesn’t die if he’s killed.)

But really. Many of them get inspirational music, a determined line or two, and suddenly FAST FORWARD SCENES. Then cut forward a few months or years and bam! they’ve done it. Through willpower, determination, giant robots, whatever? It’s bloody difficult, sure – but doable. Everyone should do what they can. And more. Giving up, I’ve done far too much and this blog was one of the things that I’ve neglected for far too long, and without further ado; I’m back. And better than ever. I tried playing the inception trailer music through a day though – I can tell you that doesn’t work, sadly.

I realise I’ve lost touch with some of my own thoughts, my own feelings in the last year, and a lot of internal mental argument ensued as well. After all this time, I think I’m ready. [ I-I-It-It's my first time, b-b-b-be gentle... ;w; ]

To anyone who did read regularly: I apologise, from the bottom of whatever’s in my chest. (These curry puffs are delicious, though. You’re not getting those.)

Determination, with good music. Perfect.

Anyway.

I intend to pick up some neglected hobbies up, along with new loot, new photography, some pixiv, and more content in general. In fact, I may even post something mildly amusing from time to time. I’m trying a lot of new things with my existing hobbies as well, so stay tuned. Content!

She really reminds me of... me. Only more attractive.

 

Maybe.

If you think I’m funny. Which you do, right?

-reijin

 

Of Silliness and Singing

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One of my experiences this festive season: Singing. Or more-so, singing in public. Does anyone ever notice that it’s actually socially acceptable in the Christmas month? (I’m purposely leaving out the drunken Friday nights here.) It seems like the world is more controlling every year these days. Laws, police, silly government restrictions… Here in Canberra we even need permits to put up the Christmas lights on the house now. What the hell kind of retard decided that we needed to spend money to say “Yes, you can engage in festive spirit!” My god. (Read: Not for the permits, but it’s still a waste of damn tax money)

Normally, when one sings in public it’s under the influence of alcohol. Either that, or your age is within the realm of single digits. Either way, it’s generally something that isn’t done a whole amount in public places. When you do see someone doing it in public, unless it’s a night and they are obviously borderlining upon criminally drunk, or Christmas, it’s generally a very large, alarming sign of ‘back off, this man may just be slightly mad’.

And then you have me. I’ve got a problem with this societal norm – mainly because; you guessed it: I sing in public. Loudly. And quite often – amongst my usual spate of being silly whilst within the general masses.

It’s not always a solitary activity. One of my recent exploits include singing Get Low in the car quite loudly with some friends of mine, whilst stuck in the Sydney M5 Tunnel traffic. Whilst we couldn’t stop laughing, the amount of looks that essentially said: “What the shit”… Well. They were difficult to count, at best.

(Sure, it’s not the most tasteful song. But bored in a tunnel? I can’t imagine anything more hilarious to attempt to imitate.)

It always confused me why societal norms stopped people from doing certain things. Singing in public never hurt anybody, so why the hell is it something that’s almost taboo these days? The only thing that seems to make it acceptable is the influence of Alcohol, or Christmas.
I’m not allowed to sing Tsukiakari no Michishirube while walking through the mall at random? Bastards!

Part of this doing is quite possibly me retaining my childish habits. I’ve always been quite musical, and anyone who knows me will see clear as day I generally run around like a headless twit under the age of 12 – And why not? Does the entire world have to mature all the time? It seems more than ever we have restriction after restriction piled upon us now. My sister isn’t allowed peanuts at school because someone else is anaphylactic. Is it not hard to teach them “AVOID THESE PEANUT TYPE THINGS OR YOU DIE.

Besides the odd looks, though, I find it a riot gauging the reactions you get from a bit of random activity in public. Be it singing, greeting random people, or just generally being a rowdy git. Having fun should always be something of a priority, regardless if other people give you odd looks or not. For me, I’m happy getting the odd glance, ‘tut tut’ or otherwise.  Besides my friends who accept this, I just wish more would do the same.

The world needs less worrying about taxes, change, sadness, turmoil and the rest – Less decision making, less beaurocracy, and more of that kindred youthful spirit that makes me sing in public, that makes children laugh and play in a park, that makes my puppy fly around our house like some kind of schizophrenic skateboard possessed by the unholy. We all worry – But a little of the inverse never hurt anybody either. Try it sometime. Let go a little, be a bit more silly in front of people you don’t know, strike up a song walking through the CBD.

Be a little silly once in a while. You’ll appreciate it.

Games and Cars

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Just a little something I found on Kotaku.
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Think about it! The automobile, even the cheapest, simplest vehicle, is a marriage (or conflict!) of art and function. There are engineers and scientists whose job it is to make sure the car works, and runs efficiently, and there are artists and designers whose job it is to make sure the car looks good.

Sometimes the engineers win out, and we’re left with a car, like the Lancia Delta, that may perform brilliantly but look like a dog’s breakfast. Other times, we can have a car like the Aston Martin DB9 that looks so beautiful it can bring a man to tears…then bring him to more tears when it can’t run for a week without breaking down.

You can’t have one without the other. A beautiful body — like those seen in the Gran Turismo 5 screenshots around you — without an engine or transmission is simply not a car. An engine and transmission sitting on blocks without a beautiful body to put them into isn’t a car, either. It’s only when the two come together that we have the final product.

Games are exactly the same. You can have all the art and celebrity voice-overs and moving music and poetic gestures you want, but if there’s nothing to interact with, it’s not a game. It’s just…a collection of various pieces of media. Likewise, the handling and mechanics of a game, or its level design and puzzle difficulty, are just an intangible, unrecognisable collection of 1s and 0s without a character and world to dress them in, or a story to give them purpose and context.

Cars are also a great example of how people can prioritise their enjoyment with a product. Me, I’d never buy an ugly car. Ever. It’s just how I roll. My father, on the other hand, would buy a rolling pink cube if it was safe and economical.

Here, too, games are similar. There are some, like Assassin’s Creed for whom presentation is everything, and there are others, like Dwarf Fortress, that couldn’t care less about how they look, so long as everything you use works to the creator’s satisfaction. One, expensive and beautiful, is a Ferrari. The other, cheap and hideous, is a Toyota Corolla. Some gamers will appreciate one, others the, well, other.

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http://kotaku.com/5708849/video-games-are-not-art-they-arecars?skyline=true&s=i

Worth the read.

An update, and the Sydney Motorshow.

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It’s funny. I’ve been telling myself to blog for weeks. And yet I’ve only gotten around to doing it now. I’ve settled almost into an artistic mood about it. Spontaneously, I think “Hey, I think it’d be cool to write about that!” And then nothing. Now, when I’ve just gotten to sit down, absolutely friggin nothing. It’s stratospheric levels of exasperating trying to overcome writers block, and as infrequently as I do update this pseudo web-journal, it’s still an absolute bitch.

But that said, Over the last month or two, I’ve finally moved out, set up insurance (Which is an evil, evil, thing, by the way), started cooking for myself, and enjoying the general freedom and subsequent pandemonium that moving out brings.

So, the basic tl;dr is I’ve moved into a house with 3 other geeks. It’s hilarious at times. The chorale of “Did the internet die?!”, at random times in the night, or someone yelling “FUCK Mages!”

It’s absolutely hilarious. Certainly, it’s led to the deprivation of my general sleep schedule, but a more fulfilling experience you’d be hard pressed to find.

Besides that, not much has gone on. My Photography habit has mixed in with my love of cars, with a recent exploit sending me to the Sydney Motor Show (Click through for linky.) My hobbies recently have taken a more petrol-based direction, and whilst I get labelled a petrol-headed imbecile at every turn, I enjoy cars, and appreciate them more than just a tool getting from A to B.

Sometimes, pictures are worth a thousand words, so I might just leave a few one of my more recent trips, and a couple from the Australian International Motorshow (Sydney Motorshow, for us in Australia)

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(Oh. That’s a SLS AMG and a Toyota FT-86 for reference)

The Sydney Motorshow was pretty decent, for lack of a better description. There were some nice cars, with a lot of effort coming in from Ford, Holden, Mazda, Mercedes and Subaru. Porcshe had the usual display of 911′s, which were stunning nonetheless. (even if they never change shape)

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Following some Coffee and Tea courtesy of Mazda Australia…

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The only really disappoint factors were the absence of both BMW and a few of the other exotic dealers whom normally make an appearance, but nevertheless a good day was had, with plenty of cars and new technology on display. (I didn’t get to have a go at the Gran Turismo 5 displays though. That was kind of disappointing.)

The Lexus LFA, as well – looked amazing in the flesh. Now I want one even more. (If 500,000 readers donate a dollar each, we can make it happen!) Or I can dream on. One day, me. One day. I forgot all about the technology behind the actual car and just stared at it for a while, it looked that amazing.

One other thing I noticed was there weren’t as many booth babes as the other shows get. The only company with any girls displaying the cars was Mitsubishi, and Jaguar had a couple that were around their display from time to time.  I can’t say it wasn’t worth the trip up to get in, but it did leave me a little empty. I suppose Tokyo Motor show for me is the next destination. :)

Anyhow, enough of a motorhead update – Hopefully I’ll be able to blog about other various parts of my life over the next week. My writers block should hopefully vanish when it gets to that stage, but certainly I intend to get a bit more out of this blog than I normally do.

Life is what you make of it, I suppose – I’d better get cracking then. :P

-reijin.au

Planet Funk – It’s Your Time

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Just a damn cool video. I wish I could dance like this, on the occasion that I could scare the crap out of a pretty secretary with amazing dance moves.  God forbid me ever getting a position remotely holding a balance of power.

And the obligatory red blood cells projected all over the walls.

A quick pre-bed update…

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Just a quickie before I hit the sack, but anyway.

For people who don’t know the inner workings of my life because I rarely update this damn thing, I’m settling into what is a new, improved premises these days. The room is just about settled in, with the wall of awesome set up. Now I just need to get some cases for Nanoha and Fate. And then there’s all the pre-orders coming in… A word to those not obsessed with Anime and subsequently figurines, stay that way. Your wallet will thank you infinitely for it.

Anyhow, whilst I’m struggling with this laptop, I finally decided to start blogging much more frequently than I have over the last 6 months. It’s about time I got a little more active with my hobbies, and even if they’re just hobbies I find that they’re something that keep my creativity up – as opposed to attempting to clean dirty keyboards (which just tends to frustrate and amaze me at how much dust they can devour). Surprisingly enough, the constant writing just so happens to help me out with my profession too, so there’s an added bonus right there.

Anyhow, I’d best hit the sack. I’ll update tomorrow once I can fix this bloody blog.